Dish-cleansing apparatus.



F. W. BEARDSLEY.

A DISH CLEANSING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION man 1111111.11. 1914.

Patented Jan. 16,1917..

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1 UNITED STATES-.PATENT orricn j FRANK W. BEARDSLEYyOF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO SEABOARD SPECIALTY CORPORATION, F NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION O NEW YORK.

EISH-CEEANSING APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J an. 16, 1 91'7..

Application led March 6, 1914. Serial No. 822,992.

To all whom 'it may concern Be it known that I, FRANK W- BEARDs- LEY, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of New York, Brooklyn borough, in the county of Kings and State of LNew York, have invented certain new andA useful Improvements in Dish-Cleansing Apparatus, which improvements are fully set forth in the followingspeciication. Y

This invention relates to improvements in contrivances -of that' class quite generally availed of for cleansing in succession soiled dishes, and the like, such contrivances 'being well-designated dish-cleansing apparatus.

The object of this invention is to provide f a dish-cleansing apparatus which shall be simple and comparatively inexpensive as regards its construction; durable, eilicient and mainly automatic in practical service; which shall embody novel features of construction whereby each dish to be cleansed shall,whi1e sustained in an approximately upright position edgewise, be subjected to a plurality of successively arranged, dierential cleansing-baths, together withadditional novel features of construction pertaining more particularly to the'reception of each dish to be cleansed, its conveyance from one to another, inA succession, oi said cleansing-baths, and its automatic delivery when duly cleansed,

all on the part of said apparatus when in' practical service; and which shall possess vcertain well-defined advantages over prior analogous constructions.

` novel disposition and relative arrangement T he invention consists in the combinations, details and parts whereby, together with the of said parts, the attainment of theforegoing .object is rendered practicable, all of which will be hereinafter more specifically referred to andset forth in the appended claims.

, AThe invention is clearly. illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a dishcleansing apparatus embodying my said improvements, a portion of the casing being broken away. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of same the obverse 'portion of the casing being mainly broken away. Fig'.v 3 isa vertical transverse section', as along the line -n of Fig.` 2, .the dish-containers attached to the endless conveyer appearing vin side elevation. Fig. '4 is a horizontal section, as along l the' liney--fI/oil Fig. lfthe conveyer, in-

sections .3 3', gether, as through the me um of' a .pair o front cross-pieces 4, 4 and a pair of like cludin the parts immediately coperating therewith, being removed. Fig. 5 is a plan. view 'of the construction, the crown of thel 'casing being partially broken away, and the conveyer, including the parts inmediately copera-ting therewith, being removed. Fig.

6 is a detail View, enlarged'to show more clearly the"` elefments availed of for automatically opening the dish-container, and .for automatically, duly thereater, closing the same, all with'proper relation to the ,receivtherein, all' with profper relation to the delivery stationof the apparatus.

Having reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein similar' reference-numerals denote like parts throughout the several views, I make use,`in carrying out my invention and vwherein it is contemplated that the various dishes to` be cleansed shall be successively subjected, first to 'a heated after t'o a heated, comparatively stillV cleansing bath, fand thereafter again to' arhea-ted cleansdn'g bath under strong pressure, or a plurality thereof, of a tank 2, provided with .so l. cleansing bath under strong pressure, therei a general outlet2, from which leads agen eral draw-off conduit 2", controlled" ya valve 2', 'and with an overflow nozz e 3,-

the latter communicating, by preference, with the conduit 2, as by way ot a suitable Any medium or purpose, may be availed of for supporting structure which comprises opposite 'framesuitabl rear cross-pieces 4", 4"', said tank having asuitable flange 5 extending more or leSS continuously along itsv upper edge andawhich structure suitable to the I.

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overlies, accordingly, the cross-pieces 4, 4, i

respectively, and said opposite frame-sec- QDS, respectively, allvas clearly indicated in Fig. 3, 'and wherebyV the tank aforenamed becomes removably suspended within said frame-work structure.

VFrame-pieces 5', 5, rise from thejframe- Y structure aforenained, at its vopposite sides,-

and afford, at the upper extremities thereof, the one a bearing 64 and the othera like bearing 6.

Opposite carrying-wheels 6", 6', are lirmly mounted on a shaft 7 journaled to rotate in opposite bearings 7', 7", said bearings being arranged at the top of the tank 2, one midway the length of each side thereof; while additional, opposite carryingwheels 8, 8', are firmly mounted, the former on a stub-shaft 8", journaled to rotate in the bearing 6,A and the latter on a similar stub-shaft 8"', journaled to rotate in the bearing 6. j

The carrying-wheel 8 occupies the same vertical plane as the carrying-wheel 6", and

the carrying-wheel 6" occupies the same vertical plane as the carrying-wheel 8', the carrying-wheels 6" 6"' normally projecting downwardly more or less into the tank 2,

by preference.

There is disposed to operate on the res ective carrying-wheels aforenamed an end ess, flexible conveyer, consisting, in this instance, of opposite sprocket-chains 9, 9', held duly lspaced apart, each relatively to the other and at suitable intervals therealong by .means of a plurality ofcross-ties 9", each of said cross-ties being, by preference,- in the form'of a shaft journaled at one of its ends in a block constituting a constituent element of one of said sprocket-chains, and at its opposite end, in a similar block, serving as a constituent element of the opposite sprocket-chain.

Where opposite sprocket-chains, as 9, 9', are availed of for the purpose stated, each of the several carrying-wheels aforenamed should take the toothed form of a sprocketwhel, so-called, as will be readily understoo For duly driving the several carryinging sprocket-chain 10, with an intermediate sprocket-pinion 10', the latter firmly mounted on a'counter-shaft 10", journaled to rotate in suitable, opposite bearings, as 11, 11',

and having firmly mounted thereon a wormwheel 11", in mesh with a suitable wormpinion 11"', said worm-pinion being firmly mounted on the main shaft of a suitable motor, as 12, and said motor being of the electrically operated type, and situated under the tank 2, by preference. p

The main shaft, as 12', of the motor 12, is extended 'to receive thereon and to be directly driven thereby, a rotary pump 12",

the same being fitted with an intake conduit 12"' leading, preferably, from the bottom of the tank 2, and by way of which the fluid ,are comprised in either pair thereof, and

from each thereof lin the direction of the other, in the form Aof a multiplicity of jets, each under strong pressure. p

The jet-terminals aforenamed are collectively positioned above, and suitably overlie the tank 2, whereby the cleansing fluid delivered therefrom, or any thereof, ultimately falls and is returned to and into said tankLand a due circulation of, said cleansing fluid, between the latter and said jet-terminals, respectively, is accordingly effected and maintained. f

The 'opposite jet-terminals comprised in each pair thereof aforenamed are, by preference, circuitously interconnected each with the other, as through the medium of suitable piping interconnecting the same at the opposite ends thereoffand whereby,`

While any suitable piping system may be provided intermediate of the respective jetterminals aforenamed, or of the respective terminal-conductors aforenamed, and the Dump 12", I purpose employing', said pump being situated under the tank 2, an initial horizontal section 14, an upwardly extending section 11', an intermediate section 14", and opposite final sections 15, 15', these sevcommunication, and said final sections each communicating, in this instance, with one of the endless terminal-conductors aforenamed, and by preference, more or less tangentially with respect thereto.

The arrangement of the endless conveyer aforenamed relatively to the terminal-conductors above mentioned, is such that, in practice, `the descending run of said conveyer moves downwardly through the endless gure described by one of said terminalconductors, while the ascending run of said conveyer moves upwardly through the endless figure described by the other of said terminal-conductors, the lower portion of the conveyer dipping, by preference, more or less into the tank 2. and, ordinarily, measurably into the fluid contents of said tank.

eral pipe sections being'. arranged for inter- In this instance, the jet-terminals constiand each thereof being further arrangedl in parallelism with the other and with the longitudinal axis of the general course of movement of said conveyer,vwhich course of movement intersects and extends through,

accordingly, the 'field orl cleansing iiuid forcibly delivered, in the form of a multiplicity of jets, by each of said jet-terminals,

- `in the direction of the other.

Above the terminal-conductor through the endless figure described by-which moves the ascending run of the conveyer aforenamed, I purpose employing an additional terminal-conductor, which\conforms in all essential d'etails of construction and general arrangement to either of the terminal-conductors hereinbefore alluded to, the same em- \bodying, as constituent velements thereof, opposlte Jet-terminals 16, 16' and being in communication, as through the medium of a system of piping 16", with any appropriate source yof fluid suitable for rinsing p urposes, such iuid, when delivered thereto, being under strong pressure, and, by prefer'- ence,l of a markedly high temperature.

The piping vsystem lleading to and communicating with the jet-terminalsjp16, 16', re-

spectively, is controlled by a valve 16"',-

yieldingly'held closed under normal conditions and nadapted to be intermittently opened, as through themedium of-a triplever 17, and in a manner and fora purpose to be hereinafter more fully explained,

The conveyer .aforenamed is ,provided with a medium suitable for holdin relatively thereto a dish, orothe'r artlcle or articles .to be cleansed, such'medium taking, in this instance and by preference, the general form of -a double-acting, open-work basket, pendently attached to' said conveyer, and conforming, vmeasurably, 'in details of construction toA the basket or container forming the 'subject-matter of my co-pendinggapplica-tion, filed October 4, k1912, and serially numbered 7 23,87 7 Hence, 'my present basket for containing .a dish or the like to be cleansed comprises opposite side-memf formin bers 17', 17", connected at their 'opposite ends by suitable tie-rods 18," 18', thereby bail. ,aid bail supports obverse and re verse, open-work retaining-racks, the Vfor-vmer, for receiving purposes, adapted to be and the latter, for delivery/purposes, adapted tev be `rocked out. of its clamping or closed for the basketa general frame or Y nected by suitabletie-rods 19, the tie-rod being extended at itsopposite ends through and rockably bearing 1n the opposite mem- 75 bers 17', 17 Said obverse retaining-rack affords, intermediate'of its side-members, an open-Work wall formed, preferably, by interposing between the tie-rods 19, a series of suitably spaced `wire-strands 20, each 8o turned around, or otherwise engaging, at itsopposite ends, said tie-rods and connecting each thereof with the other, accordingly. Said obverse retaining-rack swings downwardly and upwardly, as on the'axis of the 85' tie-rod 19, and is temporarily locked, when swung into its closed position-the limit of its upward swinging movement-against a return or downward swinging movement, in any appropriate manner,

the latter supported, as by the member I7", near the top thereof, and worklng on a pivot, as 20". Catch 20" coperates with a stud 20"' and is provided with a tail-piece, 95

which normally engages-a stop 21"",'where by said catch is restrained against an undpe downward swinging movement, and ,is held at lall times properly positioned for lockingly coperating with the stud, or roller 10b r thereon, aforenamed.

. rollers operate, the one in a slot-like opening 251, /formed in the member 17 and the otherin a corresponding opening'v 24',

formed in the member-17; lThe reverse 115 retalning rackis, attached, at its opposite v sides'to the frameor bail aforenamed, as'- through thev medium of opposite links 241", ,2247, has,"accordingly, a compound rocking movement relativelyl thereto, and affords-120 intermediate of its side-members, an openworkwall formed, rreferably, by" interpos-A ing between the tie-rods23, 23', a seriesof suitably spaced, wire-strands 25, each turned around",V or otherwise engaging, at its oppo- 12'5 site ends, said iai-rods, and connecting each thereof with the othenj'aecordingly; The" reverse, retaining-rack is {elastically controlled in its 'rocking movements, and preferably throughv the ,medium of a Aspiral 18ev though preferably v' through the medium of a gravity-catch 20',

trolling the reverse retaining-rack are prefpose making use of a stem 25", encircled by i the spring 25', said stem slidingly engaging at its lower end-portion a rocking head 25"',

. and being pivotally attached at its upper end to, say, the member 22', midway the length thereof, and as at the point 26, said head being supported, say, by the member 17', and said spring bearing at its lower end against said head, at its 'upper end against a shoulder 26', with which stem 25" is provided, and tending at all times to eX- pand lengthwise, whereby its elastic force is transmitted to said retaining-rack, through the medium of the shoulder aforenamed, as will be readily understood. .f

The point of 'pivotal connection of the stem 25", with, say, the member 22', is such as to undergo an arc of movement mainly beneath and concentric to, the point, as 26", of compound rockingl movement of said retaining-rack relativelyl to the bail which supports it, ,the spring 'aforenamed being shifted into and out vof opposite positions with respect to the point 26", accordingly, and as said rack undergoes its opening and closing movements, and the stem 25'. giving and taking with respect to the head 2'5" to permit this operation of the parts now under consideration.

The parts aforenanied for elastically conerably duplicated at the opposite side there- V- of, where an additional spring stem and rocking-head are disposed and correspond, respectively, to theuspring 25', stem` 25' and head 25"'.

As regards the Wire-strands used in the construction of the retaining-racks, respectively, aforenamed, I purpose .that the same shall collectively' overlie, extend beyond and return to engagement, in the one instance with the tie-'rod 19, and in the other instance with the tie-rod 23, all as clearly shown in the drawings.

The obverse and reverse retaining-racks are Provided, the one with opposite rollers 26"', 27, at the upper ends of its side-members, respectively, and the other with like opposite rollers 27', 27", at the upper ends.

of its side-members, respectively., The purpose vof these several 'rollers will be explained hereinafter.

The basket made use of in my improved dish-cleansing apparatus is disposed between, and pivotally attached, above its center of tuting the endless iexible conveyer aforenamed, and as at the points`27'", 28, Fig. 2, said basket belng provided at its opposite sides, and at a low point therealong, with opposite, guide-engaging rollers 28', V28", and thereabove, by preference, with additional opposite, guide-engaging rollers 28', 29.

I further provide opposite guides 29', 29" with which coperate, respectively,the guiderollers at the opposite sides of the basket aforenamed, said guides being each arranged v in approximate conformity to the course of movement of the conveyer aforenamed, and extending suitably therealong, particularly at, and in due relation to, the receiving and delivery stations of the apparatus.

As here shown, each of the guides aforenamed comprises opposite .upright sections, connected at their, upper ends by an upwardly bowed section, as 29"', the upright sections of one of said guides having, each, a vertical channel or space, substantially as shown, for the accommodation of the' opposite runs of, say, the chain 9, and Within which channel or space operates, or operate, the guide-roller, or guide-rollers at the adj acent side of the basket aforenamed, while t-he upright sections of the opposite guide have, each, a corresponding channel or space, for the accommodation of the opposite runs of, say, chain 9', and within which channel or space operates, or operate, the guide-roller, (gr sguide-rollers, at the opposite side of said a et.

As the conveyer aforenamed continues to move, the` obverse retaining-rack of the basket will automatically duly open to the I end that a dish to be cleansed may be placed thereon, at the receiving station of the apparatus; whereupon said rack will automatically close for retention of the dish inthe basket, the latter, with the dish contained E therein, and as said conveyer continues to move, being Ifirst passed downwardly through the eld of cleansing Huid issuing from the jet-terminals 13', 13", whereby 'particles of food and the like adhering to;

the containedfdish will be primarily and vwell loosened; sfrom said jet-terminals said by subjecting the'containeddish to a still further cleansing operation; and from-.the

'y jet-terminals.13"', 13"" said basket with its contained dish is conveyed through a field of gravity, to, the opposite chains 9, 9', constirinsing Huid caused, at the proper time, to

- to automatically open verse retaining-rack of said basket is caused for the delivery ofthe cleansed dish contained therein.

For controlling the open movement of the obverse retaining-rackl aforenamed, I providean ease-away member 30, upstanding and having a top extension whose free end is adapted to be engaged, as the conveyer lmoves, by the noseof the catch said l'catch being accordingly .duly actuated to release said obverse retaining-rack whereby the latter is permitted to swing downwardlyfas by its Own gravity, with the roller at the top of its adjacent side-member engaging the cam, or irregular edge, as of said easeaway member, said rack being thereby'eased into a position approximately horizontald to the conveyer, for the reception of a dish to v be cleansed. Whereuponthe roller aforenamed engages and rolls along a 'suitable cam-face 30, which, as the conveyer continues to move,`causes said rack toautoinaticallyclose, the catch 20,v being accordingly lifted and thereafter allowed 'to fall into locking engagement with said rack', at the V top thereof, the dish aforenamed being now securely locked within the basket.

For like coperation with the roller supi ported ,by the vopposite side-member of` said obverseretaining-rack, I provide an additional -ease-away member, correspondingito 30, and an additional cam-face, correspondingto 30. i

I tripping device, which affords a fixed, direct- Vcam-face 30', arranged opposite to anirregular cam-face For eectlngautomatically the opening movement of the reverse retaining-rack aforenamed, I provide a duly supported 31, the passage` between the cam-faces 30", 31, .bemg of substantial width at its entrance'mand normally spanned at its upper terminus by a gravity bridgepiece 31's, working on a p1vot31, said `@ridge-piece aofrding along its underside a direct cam-face adapted, when said bridgepiece is elevated, "to stand in registry with the cam-face 30 and servin as an extension thereof leading to an overlying, reverse Icam-face 32, duly supported, as by an upright member 32", lNow, as the basket containing a lcleansed dish approaches-the deliveryv station of the apparatus, the roller' vgaging either thereof, and `war'dly piece dotted lines in Fig@ 7, and moves onward aforenamed supported by and at the `top' portion of the adjacent side-member of said reverse retaining-rack, enters the 'passage between the cam-faces30" 31, casually enin passing upout of saidpassage, lifts the bridgesiti Say, to therositwn mdicatedfi into engagement with the reverse cam-face 32, beyond thus liberating the latter and permitting the 'same to kfallpas to the position indicated in the free end of said bridge-piece',

full lines Fig. 7. Now, as the conveyer continues to move, said roller undergoes a return movement along the reverse cam-face* escapes therefrom, being 32, and ultimateliy in this return movement measurably aide by the spring or springs aforenamed, pro-- vided for elastically controlling the opening and closing movements of said reverse retaining-rack. y

I n the above manner the tripping device aforenamed effects the opening -of the reverse retainingrack to a position more or less Vinverted,\relatively to its closed position, thereby permitting the cleansed dish,

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contained in the basket aforenamed, to ese cape therefrom, as by a slidingmovement. downwardly along ,the reverse `retainingrack, when inverted as stated, this Whole operation of effecting the delivery of a cleansedfdis'h being accomplished automatically, as the conveyer of the apparatus continues to move.

For like coperation with the roller aforenamed supported by the opposite side-member of the reverse retaining-rack, I prefer that an additional tripping device, as 32', be

tial details` to the tripping device above specifically described, though being reversed in its general disposition. .As the basket continues hto move upwardly beyond the delivery -station of the apparatus, the extended opposite ends of the tie-rod 23', or rollers, as 32, 32 thereon, respectively, engage opposite, -overhanging rails 33,33', afforded,

' one by each ofthe upwardly bowedsections,

as 29 and whereby the reverse retainingrack is caused"to undergo, automatically, a return or closin movement, being ultimately aided in this movement by the'spring or springs aforenamed. y

The rollers 23, 23', travel upwardly and downwardly within and along the slotlike openings 24, 24:, under the opening and closingmovements, respectively, of the re-V at the tops thereof; 'and said rollers, particularly lwhen aided by the additional rollers 28', r29, serving, when occupying the vertical -posite, upright guide-sections, to restrain channel or space afforded' by any of the opn said-basket against pendulousmovement 90 provided, the same conforming in all essenf atively to the conveyer which supports it, which result is desirable, particularly at and along those sections of the course of movement of the conveyer where the basket is automatically opened to receive a dish, and later automatically opened for the delivery of such dish.

As the basket passes upwardly between the jet-terminals 16, 16', from which issues the fluid intended for rinsing purposes, a part, as the catch 20, relatively fixed to said basket, engages, trips, and releases the lever 17, whereby the rinsing fluid, for rinsing the dish contained in the basket, is automatically supplied, at and during the proper period of time.

It will be understoodv that any appropriate number of baskets, each constructed and operating substantially as herein described, may bestrung, suitably spaced apart, on the conveyer ,aforenamed The operation of my improved 'dishcleansing apparatus will be apparent from the foregoin description thereof, it being necessary on y to mention `that the attendant, as the obverse retaining-rack of the basket, or of each of the baskets, made use of, opens at the receiving station, places thereon a dish to be cleansed, such rack then automatically closing, and serving not only to retain the dish within the basket, but to carry it and, whenof the shallower type, duly place-it in a vertical position edgewise therein, so that the fluid issuing from the jet-terminals comprised in any pair thereof made use of, will strongly .impinge against ,the opposite faces 0f such dish.

The delivery of the dish when cleansed is effected automatically, as hereinbefore eX- plained; and when so delivered, may be cared for in any appropriate manner.

The machine, throughout, is'automatic in its operation, save the operation of feeding the basket or baskets thereof, as the same arrive at and pass from the receiving station.

.I purpose that the supporting and operating parts situated above they tank 2, be ini closed by a general casing, as 34', open at its top and having suitable receiving and delivery openings.

It will be seen that my improved dishcleansing apparatus is well adapted for the purposes for which itis intended, and further that the same may be modified, as to the various parts and details thereof, without departing from the scope of the claims here- `to appended I 'claim 1. A dish-cleansing apparatus comprising -a tank; an endless conveyer, and an openwork basket, said basket pivotally attached, above its center of gravity, to said conveyer and at all times depending vertically from the point of the pivot, and conveyable thereby into and out of'said tank. v

`orbit 2. A dish-cleansing apparatus comprising a tank;'an endless conveyer; an open-work basket pivotally attached, above its center of gravity, to Ivsaid conveyer and at all times depending vertically from the point of the pivot; and means for affording, above the tank aforenamed, a field of `cleansing fluidk under pressure, said conveyer adapted toA convey said basket, first through said field of cleansing fluid, and thereafter into and out of said tank.

3. A dish-cleansing apparatus comprising a tank; an endless conveyer; an open-work basket pivotally attached, above its center of gravity, to said conveyer and at all times dependingvertically from`the point of the pivot; and means for affording, above the tank aforenamed, a field. of cleansingliiuid under pressure, said conveyer' adapted to convey said basket, first into and out of said tank, and thereafter through said field of cleansing fluid.

4. A dish-cleansing apparatus comprising a tank; an endless conveyer; an .open-work basket pivotally attached, above its center of gravity7 to said conveyer and at all times depending vertically from the point `of the pivot; and means for affording, above the tank aforenamed, opposite fields of cleansing' fluid, each under pressure, said conveyer adapted to convey said basket, first through one of said fieldsof cleansing `iuid, thereafter into and out of said tank, and thereafter through the other of said fields of cleansing Huid. ,Y 1

l 5. A dish-cleansing apparatus comprising a tank; 'jet-terminals arranged oppositely thereabove; an endless dish conveyer, whose passes. between said oppositely arranged jet terminals, and means for conveying a cleansing fluid from the interior of said tank, under pressure, to, and'ffor deliveryat, each of said jet-terminals, the latter being adapted, each to deliver said cleansing fiuid in the direction of the other.

6. A dish-cleansing apparatus comprisingl dish to be cleansed.

t vey into, and retain within, said basket, a

l 7. A dish-cleansing apparatus comprising l a' tank; anendless conveyer; and an openwork basket, said basket pivotally attached, above its 'center-.fof gravity, to said conveyer and at all times depending vertically from the point'of the pivot, conveyable thereby into and out of said tank, and affording a rack, the latter adapted, at a suitable point 45 rock said retaining-rack more or less 1nbasketaforenamed, for the delivery .of a f along the course of movement of said con' veyer, to rock more or less invertibly on the dish contained therein. y 8. A dish-cleansing apparatus comprising an endless conveyer; an open-Work basket pivotally attached, above its center of gravity, to said conveyer and at all times depend- 111g vertically from the point of the pivot,

and aording an obverse retaining-rack,l said' position.

9. A dish-cleansing apparatus comprising 'an endless conveyer; yan open-work basket pivotally attached, aboveits Acenter ofgravity, to said conveyer, and affording 'an obverse retaining rack, said. Aretaining rack adapted, at a suitable pointalong the course of'movement of the conyeyer aforenamed, to l' undergo opening and closing movements relatively to said basket; a gravity catch for locking said retaining-rack in its closed positio'n;- an ease-avvaymember adapted' to trip said catch for the liberation of said retaining-rack, and ease the latter out of its closed" position; and a cam-face', the latter situa-ted i at the lower terminus ofthe ease-away member aforenamed, and serving to eiect a return or closing movement on the part of said retaining-rack.

10. A dish-cleansing apparatus comprising an endless conveyer; an open-work basket pivotally attached, above its center of gravity, to said conveyer, and affording a reverse retaining-rack, rockable thereon; and a ytripping device,'the latter situated at a .reverse retainingrack, Vrockable thereon; l

' grav1ty, tosald conveyer, and aordmg a` guide-roller;

suitab e point valong the'course of movement ofthe 'conveyer aforenamed, and adapted-to vertibly *on the basket 'aforena med,for the delivery of a dish'contained therein.

11. A dishleansing'apparatus compris- 50 ing an endless conveyer; an open-Work basattached,A above its center `oil. gravity, to Vsaid conveyer,

and a tripping device, the latter situated 'at 5 5 a suitable point along the course of movedeliveryof a dish contained therein.

eareverse retaining-rack,'rockable therein;

' ment of the conveyer .aforenamed, alordin direct and reverse cam-faces, and iada'pte to rock-said retaining-rack `more or` A less 1nvertibly on the basket aforeiiamed,ffor

.12'. AA dsh-cleansingapparatils com u ing an endless conveyer; anopen- Work 1a ket pivotally attached, above its c'entx-Srj` gravity, to saidl conveyer,iand -aifordingthe' a tripping devicehsaid'tripping device situated at a suitable point along the course of v movement of the fconveyer aforenamed, affordlng a dlrect camp-face, a reverse camface thereabove, and a movable bridgepiece,ithe latter, when duly actuated, serving to prolong -the direct cam-face aforef" named in the direction of said reverse camface, and being adapted to rocksaid retaining-rack on the basket aforenamed, for the delivery of a dish contained therein.A l 13. A dish-cleansing apparatus comprising anI endless conveyeryan open-Work basket pivotally attached, above its center ot gravity, -tofsaid conveyer, and ai'ording 'a reverse retaining-rack, `rockable thereon; a

device, at a suitable point along the course of movement of said conveyer, for causing said retaining-rack to rock more or less invertibly on the basket aforenamed, for the delivery of a dish contained therein;and means in advance of saiddevice, considered with` respect to the movement 'of the conveyer, for causing said retaining-rack to Y undergo a reverse or closing movement.

14. A dish-cleansing 'apparatus comprising an'endless conveyer; an open-work basket pivotally attached, Vabove its center of gravity, to said conveyer, and affording a reverse retaining-rack, rockable thereon; a

device, at a suitable point algig the course of movement of said conveyer, for causing said retaining-rack to rock more or less invertibly on the basket aforenamed, for the delivery of. a dish contained therein; and a rail, the latter measurably overhanging said'k v retaining-rack and serving to cause the same to undergo a reverse or closing movement.

' 15. A dish-cleansing apparatus coinprisl ing an endless conveyer; -an open-Work baslos ket-'pivotally attached, above itscenter of gravity, to said conveyer, and affording a retaining-rack rockable thereon;me'ans for causing said retaining-rack to automatically open and close, at a .suitable point along the gcoursevofmovement of the conveyer aforeu named; and means for preventing osc1llat1on 'ofsaid basket, relatively to said conveyer,

' Aandduring the opening and-'closing actions vofsaid retaining-rack. Y

Y 16. A dish-cleansing apparatusV comprisan open-work basp ing an endless conveyer;- ket pivotally attached, above'its centerjof and a guide,the latter comprising opposite sections, each Vprovided with said guide-roller operatin ;the channels, respectively, otsaid and therebypreventlng o s'cil-v "l ",iif, and deliver said dish, at another ngthe ourse'of'movement of said 1 so 17. Av dish-cleansing apparatus comprising an endless conveyer;y an open-work basket pivotally attached, above its 'center of gravity.,l to said conveyer; and an upright guide, the latter communicating at its top With a drag-rail, and the basket aforenamed aHording a part adapted to c operate successively uWith said guide and drag-rail, and whereby oscillation of said basket relatively to said conveyer is prevented.

18. A dish-cleansing lapparatus comprisv ing an endless conveyer; a jet-terminal, situated adjacent to the course of movement of said conveyer, kand capable of deliverin a supply of fluid; a valve controlling said ]et terminal; and a device carried by said conveyer for automatically and temporarily 'opening said valve.

19. A dish-cleansing apparatus comprising an endless conveyer; an endless terminal-conductor, capable of delivering a supply of fluid, the course of movement of said conveyer intersecting and extending through the endless figure described by said terminal-conductor; and a. valve for controlling the latter, said conveyer aording a device for automatically and temporarily opening said valve.` Y

. FRANK W. BEARDSLEY.

Witnesses:

W. B. HERBERT, A. G. N. VERMILYA. 

